.Tabitha Bonilla discussed Illinois' low voter turnout in this year's primary election with WTTW - Chicago PBS and stressed the importance of effective campaign strategies in the months ahead to boost voter turnout. spr.ly/6010ja7Js

Join us in Chambers Hall on Monday at noon for a talk by Northwestern Anthropology's Thomas McDade on 'Can Paid Family Leave Prevent Future Epidemics of Obesity and Chronic Inflammation?' spr.ly/6014ja780

A new working paper by Northwestern Political Science's Laurel Harbridge-Yong examines how primary voters perceive electability, revealing that Democrats see moderate candidates as electable, while Republicans focus on fundraising success. spr.ly/6015jaACU

Join us on May 23rd to celebrate the launch of Live Free Illinois's Decarceration Fellowship. We'll be honoring the inaugural cohort of Decarceration Fellows, featuring a keynote from Dr. Quintin Williams of The Joyce Foundation.

Register today at rb.gy/i4vgab

Many Americans support increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at work, but research led by Jennifer Richeson and Michael W. Kraus suggests that workers are overly optimistic about the progress being made, and this optimism can hinder DEI efforts. spr.ly/6013jaA01

Profs. Brian Uzzi, Dashun Wang, and Ben Jones cofounded Kellogg’s Ryan Institute on Complexity to bring networks of social scientists together to solve big global problems — and advance the new field of complexity science. kell.gg/2lhv

.CNN's Michael Smerconish interviewed Elisa Jacome about her study which shows that immigrants have lower incarceration rates compared to those born in the U.S.

Watch the full interview: spr.ly/6011jaAl9

Join us in Chambers Hall on Monday at noon for a talk by Northwestern Anthropology's Thomas McDade on 'Can Paid Family Leave Prevent Future Epidemics of Obesity and Chronic Inflammation?' spr.ly/6012jsmEg

In an election year filled with deepfakes, bad actors, and the hazards of AI, David N. Rapp provides guidance on what we can do to protect ourselves from falling victim to misinformation. spr.ly/6010jsq5C

🥤🚿Great to see #water insecurity (& the #WISE_scales !!!) featured on Frecuencia Nutricional's excellent radio program. Nice, too, to see #water security presented in the context of #nutrition 🥘; the importance of #water and #food can't be overstated. Mireya Vilar-Compte Teresa Shamah Levy Rafael Perez-Escamilla

How much are private property rights subject to a public claim? A new working paper by Northwestern Law's David Dana explains 'background limitations' and proposes a guide for courts navigating the Fifth Amendment's Takings Clause. #WorkingPaperWednesday spr.ly/6011jobCt

A new report by Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science and Community Justice Action Fund reveals that media outlets prioritize and contextualize incidents of gun violence in predominantly White neighborhoods differently than in communities of color.

Read the full report here: spr.ly/6010jUO98

.Tabitha Bonilla discussed Illinois' low voter turnout in this year's primary election with WTTW - Chicago PBS and stressed the importance of effective campaign strategies in the months ahead to boost voter turnout. spr.ly/6015joK4c

Alongside Community Justice Action Fund, our analysis of 40,000+ print, digital and TV stories covering ~12,000 U.S. shootings shows:

Media sources prioritize & contextualize gun violence in majority white neighborhoods in ways not seen in communities of color. LINK - rb.gy/mvmyr9

.CNN's Michael Smerconish interviewed Elisa Jacome about her study which shows that immigrants have lower incarceration rates compared to those born in the U.S.

Watch the full interview: spr.ly/6017jYFhv

150 years of the immigrant and US-born incarceration gap

.Northwestern Medill's Stephanie Edgerly discussed with Reuters how cable news reaffirms political ideologies and shapes perspectives on presidential candidates. spr.ly/6017jcdUB

SESP's David N. Rapp provides guidance in an election year filled with deepfakes, bad actors and the hazards of AI.

Rapp is the Walter Dill Scott Professor of Psychology and Learning Sciences and has long researched #misinformation . spr.ly/6016j5PO0

.Newsweek featured a new study by Nia Heard-Garris, MD, MSc (she/they), Edith Chen, and Greg Miller suggesting that experiencing racial discrimination as a young adult could be linked to metabolic syndrome—a precursor of heart disease and diabetes. spr.ly/6014jdwO0

Join us in Chambers Hall today at noon for a talk by Northwestern SESP's Sally A. Nuamah on 'Mules: The Punishment and Political Labor of Black Women.' spr.ly/6018jdRPI